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Va. Jail Recorded Over Video Footage Outside Cell of ‘Severely Emaciated’ Man Who Died in Custody
Video footage that was taken outside the cell of Jamycheal Mitchell at Hampton Roads Regional Jail in Virginia is now lost forever, despite a family attorney’s request that the jail superintendent preserve the footage, the Richmond Times-Dispatch reports. Meanwhile, officials at the jail have refused to release the results of an internal investigation, although Taylor…
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John McCain’s Son Blasts ‘Ignorant Racists’ Mad at Old Navy Ad With Interracial Couple
Jack McCain, son of U.S. Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), has no time for “ignorant racists” who spend time criticizing Old Navy because of a recent ad featuring an interracial family. It all started when racist trolls being their usual troglodyte selves posted venomous remarks about an Old Navy ad featuring an interracial family—consisting of a black woman,…
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Man Attacks DC Bus Driver, Then Hijacks Bus, Kills Pedestrian
Washington, D.C., police say that in less than three minutes a man attacked a Metrobus driver with a weapon, hijacked the bus and killed a pedestrian before being taken into custody. According to NBC Washington, around 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, the suspect reportedly boarded a bus in Northeast D.C. and took a seat. By the time…
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Ore. Mom Dies After Jumping to Rescue Son, 3, Who Fell Down Embankment
A Portland, Ore., mother of four died over the weekend after jumping to rescue her 3-year-old son, who had fallen down an embankment at Horsetail Falls Trail in Corbett, Ore., KOIN reports. Stephanie Cohen, 37, was on a Saturday-afternoon hike in the Columbia River Gorge with friends and family when her son fell. She jumped…
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Legally Blind 5th-Grader Sees Mother for 1st Time With Electronic Glasses: ‘She Was Very Pretty’
A Forest, Va., fifth-grader got the chance to see his mother clearly for the first time ever through the use of new electronic glasses, ABC News reports. Thanks to the new wearable technology called eSight, Christopher Ward Jr. was able to “really see for the first time in his 12 years of life,” his mother…
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Smithsonian Museum Looks to Preserve Cleveland Gazebo Where Tamir Rice Was Fatally Shot
The Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture is in talks with Black Lives Matter members and the city of Cleveland to determine how to preserve the gazebo where 12-year-old Tamir Rice was fatally shot by police in 2014. The city of Cleveland has agreed to delay the demolition of the Cudell Recreation…
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Ida Keeling, 100 Years Old, Sets World Record for 100-Meter Dash at Penn Relays
Ida Keeling isn’t slowing down for anyone. The 100-year-old runner stole the crowd with her 1-minute, 17.33-second 100-meter dash Saturday afternoon at the Penn Relays in Philadelphia, speeding her way to a world record, NBC Sports reports. Keeling is the official holder of the record for the fastest 100-meter by a woman 100 years or…
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White House Defends Larry Wilmore’s Use of the N-Word While Addressing Obama at Correspondents’ Dinner
The White House is defending late-night comedian Larry Wilmore’s use of the n-word during his routine at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner over the weekend, saying that President Barack Obama “appreciated the spirit and the sentiments that Mr. Wilmore expressed,” the Washington Post reports. Wilmore caused a buzz over the weekend when he concluded his…